Recent content by Gimul

Eldritch Knights, Arcane Tricksters and Bladelocks might very well disagree considering they are fairly tightly restricted by all of the "gish" style cantrips only appearing in SCAG. Especially considering the (#dubious) generally held consensus that any non-material using somatic requirement...

Completely unnecessary. Max your con; burn the 2 additional feat slots for survivability (resilience/toughness/shield master/etc). Everyone is gibbable below level 3; level 7 fighters should have little trouble shrugging off a fireball or two. P.S. Protip: Geek the Mage Sent from my...

By removing the crossbow expert feat; and not providing another avenue of loading removal; you would prevent archer classes with access to extra attack from using crossbows. This is overly heavy-handed; especially since this has nothing to do with balance, only your dislike of the optics of...

Shield + shove (bonus action) = prone since he dumped str = roflstomped with advantage (19 ac is :):):):) against anything level appropriate that has advantage) = alas poor archer I knew him well. The problem you are describing isn't with 5e. It isn't about melee/ranged balance. It's about the...

You precede from a false premise. Just because a particular feature is based on a specific stat; doesn't mean that stat needs to be particularly high in order for that class to function. If the stat in question need not be particularly high; there is no opportunity cost to the primary stat, and...

Fighters and paladins need 1 stat (Str, Dex can substitute). Rangers are mostly the same, though are more likely to choose Dex over str, and Wisdom is nice for utility. Rogues the same, only Dex instead of str. Bards, sorcerers and wizard need 1 stat, whatever their primary Casting stat is...

While there is some ambiguity; I think it's mostly due to how stealth is treated by 5e in general. I.e. there is a fair amount of dm fiat/house ruling expected. I tend to rule as follows: Not actively looking, but not distracted/engaged in a mentally demanding task (which wouldn't evolve...

Really depends on the terrain, general situation (how likely and what you are expecting to encounter), and what means of communication are at you disposal. Could be 30', could be half a mile or more. Depends on the specific tactics of your group and what you are expecting to encounter. Allowing...

Yes, I allow feats. No, I don't restrict them. No, I haven't crafted any feats. I haven't found any of the feats to be overpowered (individually, in a vacuum). Certain feats do synergize well with each other and/or fighting styles; however, I haven't seen this as a problem because these really...

You could use a 2E style initiative, but it would require a speed factor table for weapons (fairly easy to steal) and Casting times for spells (a little more tedious; could base it of base spell level for a shortcut). I agree you would also want to forgo the additional saving throws at the end...

Specific vs general is in the context of the Errata; which you raised, and is a general rule. Yes, if the target would be subject to hex, Hunter’s Mark, sneak attack, smite, etc... they would still be subject to them. This is completely irrelevant to the topic of the weapon damage being...

Stated right in the spell description that the target suffers the normal effects of the melee portion of the attack. Stated right in the core rules that specific rules take precedence over general rules. You are free to disagree; however the generally accepted rules of logic and syntax (of the...

RAW: Non-magical melee damage + Fire fire damage RAI: Non-magical melee damage + Fite damage The rest is just people trying to justify an errata clearly ment to apply to spells that do things like crush with tentacles or slash with spectral blades, etc... applying to an attack made with a...

There is more than one example, the moderately armored feat does not grant proficiency in shields. As stated they are separate proficiencies and there is no need to bundle them. They don't need extra proficiencies because they have a great deal of their budget devoted to the combat sphere. Note...

It makes perfect sense; assuming you understand the definition of floor in a mathematical context. The spell only impact the minimum possible AC a character could have. It doesn't boost the base AC; it doesn't provide a bonus. It explicitly states that the character's ac can not be less than 16...